Marketing Specialist

Terracon; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon’s Kansas City Division is seeking a results-driven marketing professional with strong content writing skills to join our proposal and client development team. In this role, you will craft compelling SOQs, edit resumes and project descriptions, and support pursuit efforts across multiple states.

You will collaborate with technical, marketing, and client service colleagues to win new business while maintaining high-quality content libraries, timelines, and messaging that reflect

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related field with 2 years of marketing and communications experience, or 6 years' related experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign).
• Strong time management and understanding of A/E/C industry.
• Attention to detail and quality writing.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Understand basic marketing principles.
• Understand project lifecycle.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Responsibilities

• Read, understand, and respond to project and client-specific SOQ/proposals by creating SOQ proposals.
• Write new pieces and edit resumes, project descriptions and management plans of proposals to support the specific message.
• Research and gather information for proposals and presentations to include resumes, forms, etc., and format and edit content, or rewrite as necessary to meet the needs of the project.
• Use Pursuit Project Plans to organize information, deadlines, and action items for office pursuit teams.
• Organize and maintain a content library of resumes, project descriptions, photographs, standard narratives, and submitted SOQs/proposals.
• Plan and coordinate events, trade shows, and conferences including collateral and swag.
• Provide data entry for CRM and vendor forms.
• Update resumes and project capsules.
• Assist with proofreading, edits, and formatting.
• Maintain registrations, licenses, and memberships.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Maintain quality standards on all projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Content writing

Proposal development

Time management

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Marketing principles

Project lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications/marketing

6 years related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Job description

General Responsibilities:

As employee-owners, we are on a journey together, bringing our talents, our camaraderie, and our curiosity to bravely explore and discover new and better solutions to overcome client challenges. In this role, you will be part of a Division team that covers 11 states in the Midwest (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota), committed to delivering success to you, our clients, and Terracon through our values of caring, courage, curiosity, excellence, integrity, and prosperity. An ideal candidate for this role is based in the Kansas City market.

We are looking for a resourceful, passionate, dedicated marketing professional with strong content writing skills and initiative to join our Division team. As a member of our team, you have an opportunity to collaborate with talented technical, marketing, and client development professionals to win new business and cultivate an outstanding client experience.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Read, understand, and respond to project and client-specific SOQ/proposals by creating SOQ proposals.
• Write new pieces and edit resumes, project descriptions and management plans of proposals to support the specific message.
• Research and gather information for proposals and presentations to include resumes, forms, etc., and format and edit content, or rewrite as necessary to meet the needs of the project.
• Use Pursuit Project Plans to organize information, deadlines, and action items for office pursuit teams.
• Organize and maintain a content library of resumes, project descriptions, photographs, standard narratives, and submitted SOQs/proposals.

• Plan and coordinate events, trade shows, and conferences including collateral and swag.

• Provide data entry for CRM and vendor forms.
• Update resumes and project capsules.
• Assist with proofreading, edits, and formatting.
• Maintain registrations, licenses, and memberships.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Maintain quality standards on all projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related degree and 2 years of marketing and communications experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, 6 years of related experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign).
• Strong time management and understanding of A/E/C industry.
• Attention to detail and provide quality work.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Understand basic marketing principles.
• Understand project lifecycle.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.